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🔒Improving health care: America spends the most money on health care and yet has subpar outcomes

Major healthcare providers in Massachusetts and across the country have started taking steps to rectify racial discrepancies in healthcare services and outcomes.

WPI graduate workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Workers Union voted 364 to 15 in favor of unionizing under the United Auto Workers umbrella.

Worcester turns down UMass Chan request to rename Plantation streets

In a 6-4 vote on Wednesday, the Worcester City Council rejected the effort by UMass Chan Medical School to rename the Plantation streets, due to the name’s connection to slavery.

UMass Cancer Walk raises $700K for cancer research

On Sunday, 3,000 people took part in the 24th annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run, raising $700,000 for cancer trials at UMass Chan Medical School, according to a Tuesday press release.
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UMass Chan researchers studying Paxlovid dosing for children with COVID-19

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to study the effects of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid on patients aged 18 and under.

UMass Chan partners with New Haven company to treat lung disease

UMass Chan Medical School and a New Haven digital healthcare company are launching a new program to study the ability of virtual care to prevent acute care needs among people with COPD.

Relationship checkup aims to reduce perinatal, postpartum depression

The couples were pulled from a larger study of pregnant patients who received outpatient care at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

MassBio report touts strong Central Mass. biotech industry

MassBio reported in its 2022 industry snapshot that Worcester County experienced 20.4% growth in biomanufacturing jobs and 19.4% research and development jobs between 2020 and 2021.
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New UMass Chan $325M research building reaches construction milestone

A new 350,000-square-foot research and education building at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester reached a construction milestone on Monday.

UMass Chan moves to create regional campus in Burlington

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center of Burlington have signed a letter of intent to establish a regional campus at Lahey Hospital.
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